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    Business Labour Issues Lead Story News

    Shoe factory workers demand removal of abusive Korean supervisor

    More than 600 workers are on strike, demanding the removal of a South Korean supervisor they accuse of abuse and sexual harassment.

    Labour Issues Lead Story News

    Children labour under Burma’s economic boom

    When a boat stacked with gravel moors at a jetty in Rangoon, a child fills a basket he carries to trucks that whisk the load to construction sites.

    Business Lead Story Natural Disasters News Trade

    Burmese economic growth stymied by flooding: World Bank

    The World Bank’s prediction that the Burmese economy would grow at some 8.2 percent this year has been slashed in the latest ‘Myanmar Economic Report’.

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    Business weekly 24 July

    This week in business; H&M voices support for a minimum wage, China tops list of foreign investors, and a visa-free agreement reached with Thailand.

    Hlaing Thayar workers demand 4,000 kyat per day video

    Business Lead Story News Protest Video

    Hlaing Thayar workers demand 4,000 kyat per day

    Two hundred and fifty workers circled the Hlaing Tharyar industrial zone on Sunday, chanting for a baseline daily wage of 4,000 kyat (US$3.33).

    Labour Issues Lead Story News

    Minimum wage tug-of-war goes on

    The All-Myanmar Network of Trade Unions rejects the 3,600-kyat-a-day offer and calls on workers to be prepared to take to the streets in protest.

    Business Business Weekly Lead Story News

    Business weekly 26 June

    This week in business; negotiations for a minimum wage begin in Rangoon, Burma looks to wind farms for energy supply, and companies cash in on tourism boom.

    Burma's tourism industry is booming after the country opened its borders in 2011. (PHOTO: Wikicommons).

    Business Lead Story News Travel & Tourism

    Companies vie to cash in on Burma’s tourist boom

    Burma wants to boost its food and hospitality standards to serve growing demand from international tourists, who are expected to number five million this year.

    Lead Story Mandalay Division Natural resources News

    Govt suing factories for polluting Taungthaman Lake

    The 12-kilmetre lake is one of the region’s best known landmarks and is home to the world famous U Bein Bridge.

    Iconic lake on the brink of environmental collapse video

    Environment Lead Story News Video

    Iconic lake on the brink of environmental collapse

    Thousands of dead fish have washed up on the banks of the Taungthaman lake on two separate occasions over the past month, signalling a deeply unhealthy natural environment.

    Development Lead Story News Trade

    World Bank presents historic funding package for Burma

    The World Bank on Thursday announced a new funding package for Burma, in it’s first full framework for the country since 1984.

    Business Dawei Lead Story News

    Japan set to join Dawei SEZ

    Thailand, Burma and Japan agree terms to manage the port, road and rail links, power plants, waterworks, industrial estates and telecommunications.

    Business Dawei Lead Story News

    Thai firms agree Dawei signing ceremony

    Ital-Thai and Rojana Industrial Park Plc expected to put pen to paper this month for first phase of Dawei Special Economic Zone.

    Business Dawei Environment Land Lead Story News

    Dawei SEZ destroying local economy, says women’s group

    The the presence of the project is already undermining local agricultural and fishing livelihoods, a new report by the Tavoyan Women’s Union claims.

    Business Dawei Lead Story News

    Thailand, Burma press ahead with Dawei SEZ

    Burma and Thailand are expected to announce the development of the initial phase of the delayed Dawei development project next month, with Japan’s involvement still on the table.

    Business Dawei Lead Story News

    Thai junta gives stalled Dawei SEZ the green light

    The Dawei project, located in eastern Burma, has been delayed since ousted Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra dissolved parliament last December.

    Burma’s fish stock in severe decline video

    Business Lead Story Natural resources News Video

    Burma’s fish stock in severe decline

    The Myanmar Fish Farmers Association (MFFA) has called for a national-level workshop to discuss the decline of fish stocks.

    Business Contributor Lead Story News

    Can Burma reclaim its status as a major rice player?

    Whether Burma can re-establish itself as one of the world’s major rice exporters really depends on if it can complement its reducing domestic demand for rice with addressing stagnating rice productivity.

    Business Weekly Lead Story News

    BURMA BUSINESS WEEKLY – 28 February 2014

    Business in Burma this week: Japanese firm plans shopping mall for Rangoon; Inflation rate doubles; Eighth domestic airline takes to the skies; Chevrolet and Toyota to open showrooms in Rangoon.

    Business Dawei Development Environment Ethnic issues Land Lead Story News Politics SEZ

    Karen NGO slams Japanese SEZ plan

    A prominent Karen NGO has hit out at a Japanese report recommending further special economic zones be delineated across southeast Burma.

    Business Business Weekly Lead Story News

    Business in Burma this week

    The Burmese kyat remains unchanged, CNPC crude pipeline almost ready, foreign alcohol could be a go, Japan pledges US$96m aid and while Burma’s business environment improves, analysts say many risks remain.

    Business Dawei Lead Story News

    Burma, Thailand push ahead with Dawei SEZ

    After years of uncertainty, the prospects of the massive Dawei project took a recent twist when Thailand and Burma officially tied the knot to push the ambitious scheme forward.

    Business Business Weekly Lead Story News

    Business Weekly

    BUSINESS in BURMA this WEEK: China offers tax breaks on Burmese gas; foreign banks to be allowed limited operations in Burma; construction begins at Thilawa industrial zone; telecoms giants ink deal; and new proposals for the Rangoon skyline.

    Business Business Weekly Lead Story News

    Business Weekly

    BUSINESS IN BURMA THIS WEEK: Hotels open in Naypyidaw for SEA Games; India eyes pan-Asian gas contract; rubber deal signed with Japan; IMF’s Christine Lagarde is en route to Burma; and both Mercedes and Chevrolet plan auto showroom launches in Rangoon.

    Business Dawei Lead Story News

    Japan on stand-by as ITD dumped from Dawei project

    Thailand and Burma seized control on Thursday of the multi-billion dollar Dawei special economic zone from Italian Thai Development Pcl to rescue the floundering project and convince foreign investors to finally come on board.

    Business Dawei Lead Story News

    Dawei SEZ on hold as Burma seeks to reassure Ital-Thai

    The 75-year concession granted to Italian-Thai Development Plc in Dawei remains in place, but construction of the deep-sea port has stopped while the participation of international investors is being arranged, a spokesman for the Burmese government said.

    Business Lead Story News

    Thai govt tries to breathe life into Dawei

    The Thai government has named a special task force headed by Energy Minister Pongsak Raktapongpaisal in its latest move to kick-start the massive Dawei project in eastern Burma.

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    Mandalay monks decline junta offering

    Dec 19, 2007 (DVB), The majority of monks at Maha Gandhayon monastery, a lecturing monastery in Mandalay, refused to accept a food offering from minister for industry-1 Aung Thaung yesterday.[…]

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    Pirates wreak havoc with Burma’s music industry

    Ye Thu May 23, 2007 (DVB)

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